Hollywood heavyweights and top players in content and exhibition from around the world will gather in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on Sept. 7 for the landmark Lumiere Summit that aims to explore the future of film at a time of profound change that is transforming media and entertainment.
Gaëtan Bruel, president of CNC, cited Macron’s dictum that the situation calls for nothing less than “multilateralism for the moving image” to preserve the art and the commerce of movies and other forms of entertainment.
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The summit offers a rare opportunity for senior executives, exhibitors, producers, distributors, talent representatives, financiers and other key constituencies to gather for deep conversations about where market forces are driving consumers and commerce.
“President Macron wanted to put cinema and the moving image where they belong: at the heart of the defining debates of our time,” Bruel said. “Because what is at stake extends far beyond the screen industries. Our entire image-based civilization is at a turning point. How we create, produce, distribute, watch and pass on stories is changing profoundly, with consequences for individuals and societies alike.”
The CNC has recruited Variety to serve as the Lumiere Summit’s official media partner. Variety will offer extensive coverage of the summit’s sessions, key speakers and in-depth analysis of the substance of what is discussed throughout the week.
The guest list was carefully curated to encourage debate and the dissection of difficult issues ranging from the transformative effects of AI to combating piracy to assuring the veracity of artistic vision on the screen.
(Pictured: Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, HBO’s Casey Bloys, NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley, Sony Pictures’ Tom Rothman and Disney’s Dana Walden)
